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Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate 'Cerise Pearls'
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Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate 'Cerise Pearls'

Polygonum orientale
A new, shorter variety of our favorite heirloom, 'Cerise Pearls' is the glory of the fall garden, with dangling floral tassels attracting diverse pollinators in droves! An excellent cut flower, it also is an unusual dried flower. Self-sows.
SKU #S1173
$4.00
Details
Approximate Seeds Per Packet
90
Lifecycle
Annual
Annual Hardiness
Hardy Annual
Mature Size
4-5' h x 2' w
Sun
Full sun
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained
Season
Summer to fall
Color
Deep rosy red blooms
Features
Great Cut Flower
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Bees
SOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Depth:
1/16-1/4"
Sprout Time:
22-60 days
Seed To Bloom:
16-18 weeks
Starting Indoors:
Stratify for 30 days. Sow in a container, cover with a plastic bag and refrigerate, or mix seed with damp clean sand or vermiculite, bag, and refrigerate at 35-40F. Check often for germination and maintain a lightly moist medium. Transplant any seedlings as they germinate. After the chill period, sow into soilless media and keep at 65-70F.
Starting Outdoors:
Direct sow in fall or earliest spring, or wintersow into pots in the shade, covered with a thin layer of clean sand and a wire screen to keep out mice and voles. Check for moisture at regular intervals.
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
At last spring frost date.
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate's dangling tassels of bright pink flowers mingle well with branched sunflowers and salvias at the back of the summer border or in wild areas, where it attracts an abundance of pollinators—bees, wasps, beetles, and more. Excellent cut flowers, fresh or dry. It self-sows readily, look for thead-like red seedling stems in spring.
Final Spacing:
2'
Water Requirements:
Medium Water Use
Watering Details:
About 1" per week.
Soil pH:
Neutral
Fertilizer:
No need to fertilize. If soil is extremely poor, mix in a couple of inches of compost prior to planting.
Diseases & Pests:
No major problems.
When to Cut for Bouquets:
Cut when florets are 3/4 open, may be dried.
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